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TITLE: Haiti: A Women's Health Initiative
PROJECT DATE: 2001-2008
PROJECT SUMMARY: This project has been designed
to strengthen the efforts of the Haitian Ministry of Health at the
central and departmental levels to include the development of human
resources, the development of appropriate health information systems
and the enhancement of existing community health units based on
principles of decentralization and community participation. This
project will also strengthen the existing primary health care model
aimed at delivering a minimum package of health services to the
population including comprehensive health care for women with an
emphasis on safe pregnancies with a reduction of maternal mortality.
It will also strengthen health promotion activities encouraging
the population to assume responsibility for its health which includes
the dissemination of information, promotion of health education
and social mobilization.
WEBSITE: http://fmp.ueh.edu.ht/
TITLE: Primary Health Care
for Kwazulu-Natal Women
PROJECT DATE: 1998-2003
PROJECT SUMMARY: The project is aimed at women
who have been disadvantaged because of their race, gender, culture
and rurality; a primary aim is their empowerment to participate
in social and community development. A key element is to increase
the ability of women in rural areas to ensure infrastructure development
in their areas. Women will learn how to evaluate a PHC system and
how they can influence the quality of care which they receive. The
project will also provide information about the economic system
and the skills which these women will require to become self-sufficient
through income generation. The knowledge which they gain regarding
the existence of, and how to access systems will benefit the entire
community through the acquisition of clean, running water and safe
environment once they have learned that these resources are available
and know how to make use of the appropriate governmental and non-governmental
system(s).
TITLE: Research and Training in Coastal Ecodevelopment
PROJECT DATE: June 1995 - June 2000
PROJECT SUMMARY: The Universitas Diponegoro is
located in the city of Semarang on the north coast of Java. This
area is undergoing rapid industrialization which is undermining
the economic self-reliance of small coastal communities and destroying
fragile fresh water and marine ecosystems. In response to this situation,
the Universitas Diponegoro is developing a centre of excellence
in marine sciences with a particular focus on environmental deterioration
and its impact on human health. To support this development, doctoral
students will be trained at universities in Southeast Asia in fields
such as environmental sciences, health sciences and epidemiology.
McMaster will participate by providing faculty to supervise the
doctoral students while they undertake their research. McMaster
faculty will also participate in local research projects aimed at
developing sustainable economic activities for coastal communities
suffering from the effects of pollution and declining fish stocks.
TITLE: Development of Women Health Professionals
(DWHP) Program: Nurses and Lady Health Visitors
PROJECT DATE: September 1994-2004
PROJECT SUMMARY: The Program builds on a 14 year
collaboration between McMaster and The Aga Khan University (AKU)
which assisted with the development of The AKU School
of Nursing (AKUSON) and nursing services at The Aga Khan University
Hospital (AKUH) as major resources for the development of nursing
in Pakistan. AKUSON and McMaster School of Nursing, in partnership,
are now working collaboratively with the governments to improve
nursing as a means of improving health services and the health status
of the population of Pakistan.
The multi-faceted program is designed to improve the capacity of
nursing professionals in leadership positions to participate effectively
in health policy and planning dialogues at all levels, to raise
the profile of nursing through strengthening specific nursing institutions,
and to provide advanced education for specific groups of nurses
and lady health visitors.
TITLE: The Universidad de la Frontera, Phase II
PROJECT DATE: 1993-1998
PROJECT SUMMARY: This project will build on the
achievements of the preceding project and will introduce innovations
in educational methodologies, the design and implementation of curricula
for the health professions and in research based on regional and
national priorities. The project will include the establishment
of a health information network, participatory health and educational
research and the establishment of up to four rural and six urban
community health training centres.
TITLE: Improving Rural Water Use in Northern Nigeria
PROJECT DATE: 1993-1998
PROJECT SUMMARY: McMaster University helped the
University of Jos to address the problem of drought in northern
Nigeria by providing improved staff skills that are necessary to
better manage available water resources. Activities will include
the production of an inventory of regional water resources, an inventory
of community water use patterns, production of an action plan(s)
for optimizing water use in the region, and outreach programs with
appropriate education materials. McMaster has assisted in developing
community-based, culturally appropriate and cost-effective strategies,
and enlarging the indigenous capacity for management of water resources
in Yobe State. Outcomes included: inventory of regional water resources,
inventory of a sample community's water use pattern, Action Plan
for optimizing water use in the sample community developed through
participatory processes, outreach programs and education materials
and human resources developed to sustain water resource management.
TITLE: Healthy Cities--Maternal Child Health in
St. Petersburg
PROJECT DATE: 1993-1996
PROJECT SUMMARY: The project aims to improve maternity
care services during the antenatal and perinatal periods through
the provision of capacity building training programs for obstetricians,
neonatologists, midwives, and nurses.
TITLE: Health of Children in War Zones
PROJECT DATE: 1992-1997
PROJECT SUMMARY: Health Reach has partner organizations
that it collaborates with in carrying out the "Health of Children
in War Zones Project". Health Reach is a joint program of the Centre
for International Health and the Centre for Peace Studies of McMaster
University. The primary aim of Health Reach is to improve the health
and well-being of people in zones of armed conflict through the
integration of data collection activities, health-related interventions
and peace initiatives. Health Reach disseminates research findings
through academic and university-based groups and publications, the
media, non-governmental organizations and community groups, locally,
nationally and internationally.
The successor to the Health Reach program is The War & Health
Program (WHP) which is also a joint program co-sponsored by The
Centre for International Health (CIH) and the Centre for Peace Studies
(CPS) at McMaster University. It is a multidisciplinary, project-centered
program committed to contributing to the well-being of populations
in zones of armed conflict, through research, education and training.
The WHP is explicitly dedicated to health peace and justice, and
is interested in developing innovative approaches to research and
education; there is a specific interest in facilitating the involvement
of universities in pursuing these social goals, particularly institutions
in countries at risk of conflict, actually in conflict, or in a
post-conflict stage. The WHP seeks to strengthen the international
community of institutions addressing the special needs of war-torn
societies, and helping institutions of higher learning to contribute
to the building of health and peace in their communities. The program
operates according to a model of higher education that is explicitly
humane and socially engaged. Within the value framework of international
humanitarian covenants, it encourages learning that is needs-based,
problem-based and community-based. Since it values shared learning
and the development of strategies and institutions that go beyond
national loyalties and interests, it seeks transnational partnerships
for research and learning.
TITLE: AMREF Diploma Course in Community Health
(consultation services)
PROJECT DATES: March 1992 - March 1997
PROJECT SUMMARY: Provide technical assistance and
consultation regarding educational methods, evaluation methods and
curriculum development. Collaborate with AMREF in the further development
of its mission as a health development agency, by providing technical
consultation.
TITLE: McMaster/Makerere Health and Society Linkage
Project in Social Work and Nursing
PROJECT DATE: July 1991-1995
PROJECT SUMMARY: The McMaster/Makerere Health and
Society Linkage Project is an initiative aimed at developing community-based
approaches in the education of social workers and nurses in Uganda.
This involves a review of the curriculum and fieldwork of social
work education at Makerere University, the training of faculty from
Makerere's Department of Social Work and Social Administration,
a continuing education program for nurses administered by the Uganda
National Association for Nurses and Midwives, and support for students
enrolled in Makerere's new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
which contains elements of primary health care.
TITLE: Environmental Quality and Biodeterioration
Project
PROJECT DATE: June 1990 - May 1994
PROJECT SUMMARY: The project aims at strengthening
the capacity of the Universitas Diponegoro to understand and manage
coastal processes and problems by upgrading faculty and thus improving
training in marine environmental problems.
TITLE: Coral Reef Research Unit - Maldives
PROJECT DATE: 1990 - 1992
PROJECT SUMMARY: This project, sponsored by the
International Centre for Ocean Development, was completed in June
1992. Over a two year period, McMaster assisted the Marine Research
Section of the Maldivian government to develop an indigenous capacity
for coral reef research. McMaster Faculty made twelve visits to
the Maldives to carry out research and deliver short courses. An
on-site advisor hired by McMaster International was resident in
the Maldives during the period of the contract and was responsible
for training Marine Research Section personnel in research methods
critical appraisal, curriculum development and diving.
TITLE: China Executive Development Program
PROJECT DATE: 1989-1994
PROJECT SUMMARY: The McMaster-China Executive Development
Program is a national program. The Program uses resources from Canadian
business schools to teach Chinese executives practical management
methods. Two training centres were established at Fudan and Tsinghua
Universities in 1988.
Each year, the program in each centre offered a five week course
taught by four Canadian instructors to a class of 30 to 40 Chinese
executives. The Program also provides the opportunities for two
faculty members from each centre to visit Canada to participate
in similar Canadian executive programs and short-term visits by
ten trainees to learn about management practices in Canada.
TITLE: Lubango
Health Sciences
PROJECT DATE: 1989-1993
PROJECT SUMMARY: This project is intended to train
community physicians in southern Angola. McMaster, in consortium
with other partners, provides faculty to give short courses to the
cadre of trainees in Angola. The project currently has six trainees
and a full complement of personnel and material resources.
TITLE: The Universidad de la Frontera,
Phase I
PROJECT DATE: 1989-1993
PROJECT SUMMARY: This project will strengthen the
faculty and institution's capacity at the Universidad de la Frontera
to develop educational programs that are more relevant to the health
and health care needs of the region of Araucania. This will contribute
to interdisciplinary education in community based health care settings
at a rural, sub-urban and urban level.
TITLE: Gadjah Mada/McMaster University
Health Information Management
PROJECT DATE: 1989-1993
PROJECT SUMMARY: McMaster worked together with
the faculty at Gadjah Mada University to train district and subdistrict
health teams in health data handling and assessment to make a significant
contribution to the Indonesian health strategy.
TITLE: Nankai University, Phase I-II
PROJECT DATE: 1988-1995
PROJECT SUMMARY: McMaster is a part of a consortium
of three Canadian Universities, York University, Laval University
and McMaster University to facilitate MBA Training in Nankai University.
This project includes the facilitation of MBA training at Nankai
University by: MBA faculty training; advisory services for curriculum
development and school program planning; transfer of technology
and knowledge in business school areas such as finance, management,
accounting, economics and human resource development.
TITLE: University of Science and Technology,
Beijing - 1
PROJECT DATE: 1988-1993
PROJECT SUMMARY: This project was to support a
collaborative linkage between the Beijing University of Iron and
Steel and McMaster University. It was aimed at upgrading the professional
qualifications of the teaching staff at BUIST and at transferring
Canadian expertise in metallurgical engineering, metallurgy and
materials science, computer engineering and mechanical engineering.
TITLE: Aga Khan University
PROJECT DATES: 1987-1992
PROJECT SUMMARY: The McMaster-Aga Khan-CIDA Project
was designed to facilitate the development of nursing in Pakistan
through the development of nursing education and service at The
Aga Khan University Medical Centre (AKUMC). The focus of the Project
was on the development of a BScN program at AKU, preparation of
nurses and Lady Health Visitors (LHVs) for leadership roles through
BScN studies at McMaster or through a 12 month work-study program,
and the provision of continuing education activities through consultation
to nursing groups/institutions. Thirty-eight nurses and 13 LHVs
participated in the work-study program, 15 nurses came to McMaster
for BScN study, and the full-time faculty based in Pakistan (2 faculty
based in Karachi throughout the Project) provided extensive consultation
and continuing education activities in Pakistan. Phase II was evaluated
in 1990 and a Phase III recommended.
TITLE: University of Science and Technology, Beijing
- Iron and Steel Technology
PROJECT DATE: April 1986
- April 1993
PROJECT SUMMARY: The program started in 1986 and
operated in three cycles. During the Program period, twenty-two
courses had been offered at USTB by McMaster Faculty members and
a total of 105 students graduated from the program with a graduate
diploma or a graduate degree. In addition to the scheduled activities,
four McMaster faculty members conducted a four-week seminar in the
Spring of 1992 for forty-one steel managers. The Program was officially
terminated in April 1993.
TITLE: Global:
INCLEN
PROJECT DATE: 1980 - 1997
PROJECT SUMMARY: In 1980 the Rockefeller Foundation
established a program to promote the development of Clinical Epidemiology
Units (CEU) in designated medical schools in the developing world.
The goal was to strengthen the research capacity of third world
medical faculties and to facilitate rational clinical and health
care decision-making. The program was envisaged in two phases. Phase
1, the identification of sites for CEU development and the provision
of advanced research training to CEU faculty has been the focus
since 1980. Phase 2, the transition of CEU to national and regional
health research training centres began in 1991.
The Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster
was the first of five developed country leaders in clinical epidemiology
and biostatistics to be designated a Phase 1 Clinical Epidemiology
Research Training Centre (CERTC) by the Rockefeller Foundation.
We have been responsible, since 1980, for program development and
the provision of advanced research training and ongoing support
to CEU faculty.
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